diff --git a/visual-js/visual-cypress/src/commands.ts b/visual-js/visual-cypress/src/commands.ts
index 078ba30d..e91b8b84 100644
--- a/visual-js/visual-cypress/src/commands.ts
+++ b/visual-js/visual-cypress/src/commands.ts
@@ -8,11 +8,12 @@
 
 /* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-namespace */
 import {
+  PlainRegion,
+  ResolvedVisualRegion,
   SauceVisualViewport,
   ScreenshotMetadata,
   VisualCheckOptions,
   VisualRegion,
-  VisualRegionWithRatio,
 } from './types';
 
 declare global {
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ declare global {
 const visualLog = (msg: string, level: 'info' | 'warn' | 'error' = 'error') =>
   cy.task('visual-log', { level, msg });
 
-export function isRegion(elem: any): elem is VisualRegion {
+export function isRegion<T extends object>(elem: T): elem is PlainRegion & T {
   if ('x' in elem && 'y' in elem && 'width' in elem && 'height' in elem) {
     return true;
   }
@@ -51,14 +52,42 @@ export function isChainable(elem: any): elem is Cypress.Chainable {
   return 'chainerId' in elem;
 }
 
-/**
- * Note: Even if looks like promises, it is not. Cypress makes it run in a consistent and deterministic way.
- * As a result, item.then() will be resolved before the cy.screenshot() and cy.task() is executed.
- * That makes us be sure that ignoredRegion is populated correctly before the metadata being sent back to
- * Cypress main process.
- *
- * https://docs.cypress.io/guides/core-concepts/introduction-to-cypress#You-cannot-race-or-run-multiple-commands-at-the-same-time
- */
+export function intoElement<R extends Omit<object, 'unknown>'>>(
+  region: VisualRegion<R>,
+): R {
+  return 'element' in region ? region.element : region;
+}
+
+export function getElementDimensions(elem: HTMLElement): Cypress.Dimensions {
+  const rect = elem.getBoundingClientRect();
+  return {
+    x: Math.floor(rect.left),
+    y: Math.floor(rect.top),
+    width: Math.floor(rect.width),
+    height: Math.floor(rect.height),
+  };
+}
+
+export function resolveChainables(
+  item: PlainRegion | Cypress.Chainable<HTMLElement[]>,
+): Promise<PlainRegion[] | null> {
+  return new Promise((resolve) => {
+    if (isChainable(item)) {
+      item.then(($el: HTMLElement[]) => {
+        const regions: PlainRegion[] = [];
+        for (const elem of $el) {
+          regions.push(getElementDimensions(elem));
+        }
+        resolve(regions);
+      });
+    } else if (isRegion(item)) {
+      resolve([item]);
+    } else {
+      resolve(null);
+    }
+  });
+}
+
 const sauceVisualCheckCommand = (
   screenshotName: string,
   options?: VisualCheckOptions,
@@ -83,16 +112,6 @@ const sauceVisualCheckCommand = (
     viewport.height = win.innerHeight;
   });
 
-  const getElementDimensions = (elem: HTMLElement) => {
-    const rect = elem.getBoundingClientRect();
-    return {
-      x: Math.floor(rect.left),
-      y: Math.floor(rect.top),
-      width: Math.floor(rect.width),
-      height: Math.floor(rect.height),
-    } satisfies Cypress.Dimensions;
-  };
-
   if (clipSelector) {
     cy.get(clipSelector).then((elem) => {
       const firstMatch = elem.get().find((item) => item);
@@ -106,33 +125,40 @@ const sauceVisualCheckCommand = (
   }
 
   /* Remap ignore area */
-  const providedIgnoredRegions = options?.ignoredRegions ?? [];
-  const ignoredRegions: VisualRegionWithRatio[] = [];
-  for (const idx in providedIgnoredRegions) {
-    const item = providedIgnoredRegions[idx];
-    if (isRegion(item)) {
-      ignoredRegions.push({
-        applyScalingRatio: false,
-        ...item,
-      });
-      continue;
-    }
-
-    if (isChainable(item)) {
-      item.then(($el: HTMLElement[]) => {
-        for (const elem of $el) {
-          const rect = getElementDimensions(elem);
-          ignoredRegions.push({
-            applyScalingRatio: true,
-            ...rect,
-          });
-        }
-      });
-      continue;
+  const visualRegions: VisualRegion[] = [
+    ...(options?.ignoredRegions ?? []).map((r) => ({
+      enableOnly: [],
+      element: r,
+    })),
+    ...(options?.regions ?? []),
+  ];
+
+  const regionsPromise: Promise<ResolvedVisualRegion[]> = (async () => {
+    const result = [];
+    for (const idx in visualRegions) {
+      const visualRegion = visualRegions[idx];
+
+      const resolvedElements: PlainRegion[] | null = await resolveChainables(
+        intoElement(visualRegion),
+      );
+      if (resolvedElements === null)
+        throw new Error(`ignoreRegion[${idx}] has an unknown type`);
+
+      const applyScalingRatio = !isRegion(visualRegion.element);
+
+      for (const region of resolvedElements) {
+        result.push({
+          ...visualRegion,
+          element: region,
+          applyScalingRatio,
+        } satisfies ResolvedVisualRegion);
+      }
     }
-
-    throw new Error(`ignoreRegion[${idx}] has an unknown type`);
-  }
+    return result;
+  })().catch((e) => {
+    visualLog(`sauce-visual: ${e}`);
+    return [];
+  });
 
   const id = randomId();
   cy.get<Cypress.Dimensions | undefined>('@clipToBounds').then(
@@ -167,17 +193,20 @@ const sauceVisualCheckCommand = (
         }
       };
 
-      cy.task('visual-register-screenshot', {
-        id: `sauce-visual-${id}`,
-        name: screenshotName,
-        suiteName: Cypress.currentTest.titlePath.slice(0, -1).join(' '),
-        testName: Cypress.currentTest.title,
-        ignoredRegions,
-        diffingMethod: options?.diffingMethod,
-        devicePixelRatio: win.devicePixelRatio,
-        viewport: realViewport,
-        dom: getDom() ?? undefined,
-      } satisfies ScreenshotMetadata);
+      regionsPromise.then((regions) => {
+        cy.task('visual-register-screenshot', {
+          id: `sauce-visual-${id}`,
+          name: screenshotName,
+          suiteName: Cypress.currentTest.titlePath.slice(0, -1).join(' '),
+          testName: Cypress.currentTest.title,
+          regions,
+          diffingMethod: options?.diffingMethod,
+          diffingOptions: options?.diffingOptions,
+          devicePixelRatio: win.devicePixelRatio,
+          viewport: realViewport,
+          dom: getDom() ?? undefined,
+        } satisfies ScreenshotMetadata);
+      });
     });
   });
 };
diff --git a/visual-js/visual-cypress/src/index.ts b/visual-js/visual-cypress/src/index.ts
index 5ebcb35c..e52e90f7 100644
--- a/visual-js/visual-cypress/src/index.ts
+++ b/visual-js/visual-cypress/src/index.ts
@@ -17,12 +17,16 @@ import {
   DiffingMethod,
   VisualApiRegion,
   BuildMode,
+  DiffingOptionsIn,
+  selectiveRegionOptionsToDiffingOptions,
+  RegionIn,
 } from '@saucelabs/visual';
 import {
   HasSauceConfig,
   ScreenshotMetadata,
   SauceVisualOptions,
   SauceVisualViewport,
+  ResolvedVisualRegion,
 } from './types';
 import { Logger } from './logger';
 import { buildUrl, screenshotSectionStart } from './messages';
@@ -99,6 +103,7 @@ class CypressSauceVisual {
   // A build can be managed externally (e.g by CLI) or by the Sauce Visual Cypress plugin
   private isBuildExternal = false;
   private diffingMethod: DiffingMethod | undefined;
+  private diffingOptions: DiffingOptionsIn | undefined;
   private screenshotsMetadata: { [key: string]: ScreenshotMetadata } = {};
 
   private api: VisualApi;
@@ -126,6 +131,7 @@ class CypressSauceVisual {
       },
     );
     this.diffingMethod = config.saucelabs?.diffingMethod;
+    this.diffingOptions = config.saucelabs?.diffingOptions;
     this.domCaptureScript = this.api.domCaptureScript();
   }
 
@@ -351,10 +357,10 @@ Sauce Labs Visual: Unable to create new build.
         return;
       }
 
-      metadata.ignoredRegions ??= [];
+      metadata.regions ??= [];
 
       // Check if there is a need to compute a ratio. Otherwise just use 1.
-      const needRatioComputation = metadata.ignoredRegions
+      const needRatioComputation = metadata.regions
         .map((region) => region.applyScalingRatio)
         .reduce((prev, next) => prev || next, false);
 
@@ -365,20 +371,22 @@ Sauce Labs Visual: Unable to create new build.
           })
         : 1;
 
-      const ignoreRegions = metadata.ignoredRegions.map((region) => {
-        const ratio = region.applyScalingRatio ? scalingRatio : 1;
-        return {
-          x: Math.floor(region.x * ratio),
-          y: Math.floor(region.y * ratio),
-          height: Math.ceil(
-            (region.y + region.height) * ratio - Math.floor(region.y * ratio),
-          ),
-          width: Math.ceil(
-            (region.x + region.width) * ratio - Math.floor(region.x * ratio),
-          ),
-          name: '',
-        };
-      });
+      const ignoreRegions = metadata.regions.map(
+        (resolvedRegion: ResolvedVisualRegion): RegionIn => {
+          const { x, y, height, width } = resolvedRegion.element;
+
+          const ratio = resolvedRegion.applyScalingRatio ? scalingRatio : 1;
+          return {
+            x: Math.floor(x * ratio),
+            y: Math.floor(y * ratio),
+            height: Math.ceil((y + height) * ratio - Math.floor(y * ratio)),
+            width: Math.ceil((x + width) * ratio - Math.floor(x * ratio)),
+            name: '',
+            diffingOptions:
+              selectiveRegionOptionsToDiffingOptions(resolvedRegion),
+          };
+        },
+      );
 
       // Publish image
       try {
diff --git a/visual-js/visual-cypress/src/types.ts b/visual-js/visual-cypress/src/types.ts
index 7217c2bb..c3a20812 100644
--- a/visual-js/visual-cypress/src/types.ts
+++ b/visual-js/visual-cypress/src/types.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
-import { DiffingMethod, SauceRegion } from '@saucelabs/visual';
+import {
+  DiffingMethod,
+  DiffingOptionsIn,
+  SauceRegion,
+  SelectiveRegionOptions,
+} from '@saucelabs/visual';
 
 export interface SauceConfig {
   buildName: string;
@@ -9,6 +14,7 @@ export interface SauceConfig {
   user?: string;
   key?: string;
   diffingMethod?: DiffingMethod;
+  diffingOptions?: DiffingOptionsIn;
 }
 
 export interface HasSauceConfig {
@@ -19,24 +25,29 @@ export type SauceVisualOptions = {
   region: SauceRegion;
 };
 
-export type VisualRegion = {
+export type PlainRegion = {
   x: number;
   y: number;
   width: number;
   height: number;
 };
 
-export type VisualRegionWithRatio = {
+export type VisualRegion<
+  R extends Omit<object, 'element'> = PlainRegion | Cypress.Chainable,
+> = { element: R } & SelectiveRegionOptions;
+
+export type ResolvedVisualRegion = {
   applyScalingRatio?: boolean;
-} & VisualRegion;
+} & VisualRegion<PlainRegion>;
 
 export type ScreenshotMetadata = {
   id: string;
   name: string;
   testName: string;
   suiteName: string;
-  ignoredRegions?: VisualRegionWithRatio[];
+  regions?: ResolvedVisualRegion[];
   diffingMethod?: DiffingMethod;
+  diffingOptions?: DiffingOptionsIn;
   viewport: SauceVisualViewport | undefined;
   devicePixelRatio: number;
   dom?: string;
@@ -51,11 +62,19 @@ export type VisualCheckOptions = {
   /**
    * An array of ignore regions or Cypress elements to ignore.
    */
-  ignoredRegions?: (VisualRegion | Cypress.Chainable)[];
+  ignoredRegions?: (PlainRegion | Cypress.Chainable)[];
   /**
    * The diffing method we should use when finding visual changes. Defaults to DiffingMethod.Simple.
    */
   diffingMethod?: DiffingMethod;
+  /**
+   * The diffing options that should be applied by default.
+   */
+  diffingOptions?: DiffingOptionsIn;
+  /**
+   * The diffing method we should use when finding visual changes. Defaults to DiffingMethod.Simple.
+   */
+  regions?: VisualRegion[];
   /**
    * Enable DOM capture for DOM Inspection and insights.
    */
diff --git a/visual-js/visual/src/selective-region.ts b/visual-js/visual/src/selective-region.ts
index f06a41d9..80dbc306 100644
--- a/visual-js/visual/src/selective-region.ts
+++ b/visual-js/visual/src/selective-region.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import {
-  DiffingOption,
   DiffingOptionsIn,
+  Rect,
   RegionIn,
 } from './graphql/__generated__/graphql';
 
@@ -11,6 +11,40 @@ export type SelectiveRegionOptions =
 export type SelectiveRegion = Omit<RegionIn, 'diffingOptions'> &
   SelectiveRegionOptions;
 
+export type VisualRegion<E> = {
+  element: E;
+} & SelectiveRegionOptions;
+
+export async function selectiveRegionsToRegionIn<E>(
+  regions: VisualRegion<E>[],
+  fn: (region: E) => Promise<Rect[]>,
+): Promise<RegionIn[]> {
+  const awaited = await Promise.all(
+    regions.map(async (region: VisualRegion<E>): Promise<RegionIn[]> => {
+      const resolved = await fn(region.element);
+      return resolved.map((rect) => ({
+        ...rect,
+        diffingOptions: selectiveRegionOptionsToDiffingOptions(region),
+      }));
+    }),
+  );
+  return awaited.flatMap((x) => x);
+}
+
+export function selectiveRegionsToRegionInSync<E>(
+  regions: VisualRegion<E>[],
+  fn: (region: E) => Rect[],
+): RegionIn[] {
+  let result;
+  selectiveRegionsToRegionIn(regions, (r) => Promise.resolve(fn(r))).then(
+    (r) => {
+      result = r;
+    },
+  );
+  if (result === undefined) throw new Error('internal logic error');
+  return result;
+}
+
 export function selectiveRegionOptionsToDiffingOptions(
   opt: SelectiveRegionOptions,
 ): DiffingOptionsIn {